And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said to Achish, surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do,.... By which he would have Achish understand, and so he did, that he would exert himself in favour of the Philistines, and…
Barnes' Notes
Thou shalt know ... - David dissembled (compare also 1Sa 29:8), hoping, no doubt, that something would happen to prevent his fighting against his king and country. Keeper of mine head - Captain of his…
Adam Clarke
Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do - This was another equivocal answer; and could only be understood by his succeeding conduct. It might imply what he could do in favor of the Philistines…
Here is, I. The design of the Philistines against Israel. They resolved to fight them, Sa1 28:1. If the Israelites had not forsaken God, there would have been no Philistines remaining to molest them;…
Cambridge Bible
Surely thou shalt know Better, Therefore now shalt thou know: reading nowfor thouwith the Sept. and Vulg. David's answer is designedly ambiguous. He is placed in a perplexing dilemma. It seems as…